Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-04
A CURIOUS CASE.
Benhayon's Confession De-
clared a Forgery.
REASONS FOR THE STATEMENT
Seme Damaging Testimony Intro
duced Against Dimmig-MOre
Complications.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, November 3.-The
Benhayon inquest was resumed this
afternoon. A. NJ. Lawrence, re-
porter, testified that Mrs. Hodgson,
the lady OF the house where Benhay-
on's body was found, had told him at
ter viewing the body in the morgue,
that she was positive that Benhayon
was the man who had called on her
the second time and paid five dollars
for the rent OF the room.
Mrs. Richardson, the lady OF the
house, S711s Market street, stated that
about three weeks ago DINING en-
gagged a room at the house, saying
that he wanted to do some writing.
Witness said that during the time
Dimmig had the room she saw no
baggage, but only few writing ma
terials and books. He requested her
to place another curtain at the win
dow rs he did not want to be seen
while writing.
Mrs. Chisholm testified that she
had known Bowers. and that Mrs.
Bowers once told her that her mother
and brothers were annoying her and
that the mother wanted her to leave
her husband and 90 home and make
over her policies to her.
Henry Kuttner stated that he knew
Danhnxroy, and that fhn
latter had told him six months ago
that he understood that BenhayOn was
well acquainted in society and he
would like to employ him as book
agent. Benhayon afterwards told
him that Dimmig had employed him
to write press notices.
Josie Sanders said that she lived at
% Geary street, where Benhayon's
body was found, and last Saturday
night, October 22d, about / 80, she
heard the back door ring, but did not
hear the door open. She knew the
man Lowenstein, but had never in
vIted him to call on her.
VIM. Winter, an artist, testified that
he met Dimmig two months ago, and
that the latter had diamond scarf
pin, and said that if he was lucky he
would soon have a number OF dia-
monds. When asked by witness
what he meant he refused to say any
more He also told witness that he
expected to purchase sloop.
The inquest then adjourned till this
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Mrs. Higson, the landlady, was the
first witness examined at the evening
session. She stated that one evening
last week during the examination,
Just as Lowenstein was called to the
stand as witness, Dimmig, who was
sitting near her. said: "If that fellow
gives me away l will tell something
which will throw a bombshell into
their camp" She also stated that
she suggested the story he afterwards
told about renting the room for the
woman.
AN EXPERTS EVIDENCE.
Max Gumple, an expert in hand
writing, was next called. He stated
that he had made an examination of
the alleged confession" and other
letters found in the room with Ben
hayon's body and compared them
with other letters known to have been
written by Benhayon, and had no
hesitancy in saying that the 'confes-
sion" and other letters found in the
room
WERE INVITATIONS
And had never been written by de-
ceased. The writer, he said, had imi-
tated Il form of Benhayon's hand
writing, but had failed to initiate the
characteristics. Witness gave a de-
tailed explanation of the differences
which appeared in the two writings
and said that the man who wrote the
Confession" was far better and
faster writer than Benhayon. The
writing was stereotyped and while in
form it was an excellent imitation
in his o, pm the confession and let
ters wert al forgeries.
DAMAGING FOR DINING.
One of the witnesses said that the
day Dimmig was arrested he (Dim-
mig) made a remark that he knew
more about the case than it was
thought he did. Mrs. Higson's testi-
mony with regard to the remark made
by Dimmig last week, when Lowen-
stein was called as a witness, was cor
roborated by l.. Newman, who was
also sitting near Dimmig at the time.
The inquest then adjourned till to-
morrow afternoon.